These people will take part in March’s FTMI programme
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With BTME underway in Harrogate, these BIGGA members have been selected to take part in the Future Turf Managers Initiative (FTMI) 2018, made possible by Jacobsen.
The FTMI 2018 will take place at the company’s headquarters in Ipswich from March 6 to 8.
Aimed at up and coming greenkeepers who want to make the leap to course manager, FTMI focuses on personal and professional development. The FTMI programme utilises the expertise of leading course managers, dynamic trainers and industry experts to mentor and educate the next generation of industry leaders.
The successful candidates are:
Michael Budd
Westerham Golf Club
Darren Burton
Royal Cinque Ports
Seb Cavilla
Chippenham Golf Club
Shaun Cunningham
Mortonhall Golf Club
Lyle Davidson
The Carrick
Matthew Gallagher
Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club
Callum Goodhind
Prestbury Golf Club
Graham Hastie
Stoneham Golf Club
Nathan Jones
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Mitchell Jordan
Lingdale Golf Club
Andrew McIntee
Royal Troon Golf Club
Scott McTaggart
Ralston Golf Club
Jon Methven
St Andrews Links Trust
Chris Mullett
The Belfry
Scott Parnell
Saffron Walden Golf Club
Dean Reed
Queenwood Golf Club
John Reid
The Duke’s, St Andrews
Nick Roberts
Hendon Golf Club
Timothy Lewis Sethi
Golfpark Zurichsee
Steve Thorne
Rushmore Golf Club.
Karen Proctor, director global marketing at Textron Golf, said: “This will be the sixth year that we will be welcome 20 selected BIGGA Members to take part in the Future Turf Managers Initiative.
“It’s a valuable personal and career development opportunity that we offer and we very much look forward to welcoming the Class of 2018 to our UK headquarters in Ipswich.”
Sami Strutt, head of Member Development at BIGGA said: “We saw an increase of almost 40 per cent in the number of applications received for FTMI 2018. Every year the selection process gets more difficult due to high quality applicants.
“The 20 successful candidates can expect to be challenged and pushed out of their comfort zone by the trainers, mentors and the Textron Golf and BIGGA teams, but they will definitely learn a lot and make some lifelong friends along the way.”